Game device



Sept. 23 1924, 1,509,770 L. M. PARKER GAME DEVICE Filed Dec. 24. 1923Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES LESLIE MONROE PARKER, OF 'EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.

GAME nnvrcn.

Application filed December 24, 1923. Serial No. 682,388.

1 0 all whom it may so ace m:

Be it known that I, Lnsmn MONROE PARKER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improven'ients in Game Devices, ofWiich the following is a full, concise, and exact description- Thisinvention relates to a device and an apparatus for use in games. It hasfor one object to provide a device which in one arrangement may be usedduring the playing of a game to retain the counters or n'ren, or forother purposes, and which in another arrangeme t may be used when thegame is notbeing played to store the necessary counters, men and otherparts used with the game. Other objects will appear from. time to timethroughout the specification and claims. v

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus open for use in playing;

Figure 72 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing the apparatus closed andready to be put away:

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure '1' is a View showing the box in which the game and the membersshown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 are put away.

Like parts are designated by like characters throughout.

A, A are parts of a folding rack. They are preferably identical in sizeand shape and, are joined by a hinge A Each of the sections A isprovided with one or more trough-like partitions A These troughs arepreferably subdivided by means of partitions A As shown only one of suchpartitions is inserted in each half of the rack but more might be used.

Each half is provided preferably along one side with an open trough orledge B. Each half of the trough is preferably provided at the endopposite the hinged end with a handle C, and I prefer to add also a hookC pivoted at one handle and adapted to engage the other handle. The hookis shown as engaged in Figure 2 and in one of the drawers in Figure 4:.

When the racks are not in use for playing and when they have been putaway with the counters and men in them, they are preferably inserted ina box D. This box may or may not have partitions D dividing it into aseries of compartments, and there is preferably added a door D whichdoor may be mounted so as to slide as shown or fastened to the frontofthe box in any suitable manner. The handle D is added for convenience incarrying the box.

Although I have shown an operative device, still it will be obvious thatmany changes in size, shape and arrangement of parts might be madewithout departing materially from the spirit of my invention; and I wishtherefore that my showing be taken as in a sense diagrammatic. Inparticular many different types of racks might be arranged for hingedmovement similar to that shown in the particular embodiment illustratedherewith, and different arrangements of troughs or boxes in the rackmight be made. A cover might be provided for each trough, and many othersuch modifications might be made. It is within the contemplation of myinvention that any rack might be made to fold and would thus be usableas a rack and a drawer, and I do not wish to be limited to the specificform of rack or specific form of box or drawer shown herewith.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

As shown in Figure 1 the rack is opened for use in playing. In thatposition the trough-like compartments will be used by the player toretain his counters, chips or other counting means. The open trough maybe used by the player to hold the counters or men in his hand. When thegame is to be put away, the two sections of the trough are movedtogether as shown in Figure 2 and preferably fastened together by meansof a hook in that position. When thus moved the troughs form a drawer.In the center is a long trough-like section, and in this sectionpreferably the counters or chips are pr The outside trough-like sections are then used for storing away the men and the folded drawer isinserted in the box and the parts are thus stored away. By this means Iprovide a folding rack which in one position may be used as a drawer,and in another position used as a rack.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture a game device, comprising a combinedplaying and storage receptacle formed of a plurality of members joinedtogether for relative movement, said members adapted when in onerelative position to form a rack for use during play, and when inanother relative position to formthe storage receptacle adapted toreceive the pieces of the game.

2. As a new article of manufacture a game device, comprising a combinedplaying and storage receptacle formed of a plurality of membersjoinedtogether for relative movement, said members adapted when in. onerelative position to form a rack for use during play, and when inanother relative position to form the storage receptacle adapted toreceive the pieces of the game and adapted to be inserted into areceptacle holding means.

3. As a new article of manufacture a game device, comprising a combinedplayin and storage receptacle formed or a plura ity of members joinedtogether for rela tive movement, said members adapted when in onerelative position to form a rack for use during play and being providedwith a plurality of receiving compartments, and when in. anotherrelative position to form a box-like drawer to receive the pieces of thegame, said drawer being adapted to be inserted. into a drawer holdingmeans.

4;. As anew article of manufacture a game device comprising a rackformed of two parts associated together for relative movement adapted tobe moved with relation to each other, said rack adapted to be openedfltobring the parts end to end and in that position to be used as a pieceholder during play, said parts adapted to be moved so as to bring themside to side and in that position to be used as a storage receptacle.

5..As 'a new article of manufacture a game device comprising, a box-likereceptacle in. combination with a rack formed of two parts associated.together for relative movement. adapted to be moved with relation toeach other, said rack adapted to be opened to bring the parts end to endand in that position to be used as apiece holder during play, said partsadapted to be moved so astobring'them side to side and in, that positionto form a drawer.

6. As a new article of manufacture a game device comprising a rackformed of two parts associated together for relative movement andadapted to be moved with relation to each other, each of said partsprovided. with a plurality of receiving pockets, one of said pocketsbeing open sided, said raclradapted to be opened to bring the parts endto end and in that position to be used as a piece holder during play,said parts adapted to be moved so as to bring them side to side and inthat position to be used as a storage receptacle.

7. As a new article of manufacture a game device comprising a rackformed of two parts associated together for relative movement andadapted to be moved with relation to each other, each of said partsprovided with a plurality of receiving pockets, one of said pocketsbeing open sided, said rack adapted to be opened to bring the parts endto end and in that position to be used as a piece holder during play,said parts adapted to be moved so as to bring them side to side and inthat position to be used as a storage receptacle, the open-sided pocketsof each of said parts adapted to come together in the closed )sition toform an additional closed-sided pocket.

8. As a new article of manufacture a game device comprising a rackformed of two parts associated together for relative movement adapted tobe moved with relation to each other, said rack adapted to be opened tobring the parts end to end and in that position to be used as a pieceholder during play, said parts adapted to be moved so as to bring themside to side and in that position to be used as a storage receptacle,and means for holding said parts together in the closed position.

9. As a new article of manufacture a game device comprising a box-likereceptacle in combination with a rack formed of two parts associatedtogether for relative movement and adapted to be moved with relation toeach other. each of said parts provided with a plurality of receivingpockets, one of said pockets being opensided, said rack adapted to beopened to bring the parts end to end andin that position to be used as apiece holder during play, said parts adapted to be moved so as to bringthem side to side and in that position to form a drawer, the o )en-sidedpockets of each of said parts a aptcd to come together in the closedposition to form an additional closed-sided pocket and means for holdingsaid parts together in the closed position, said drawer being adapted tobe inserted into the box-like receptacle.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 22nd dayof December, 1923.

LESLIE i\ I()NROE PA RKER.

